jimmyc9999
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The powertilt/trim on my 1998 Johnson 25hp (3 cyl) outboard stopped going up. I boughtnew solenoids and that didn’t help. I found a burnt wire in the assembly andwhen I touched the burnt ends together it would go up normally.
So I soldered the wires back together and the tilt/trim worked fine...in thedriveway.
First time out on the lake, with the motor running, I hit the up trim buttonand it didn’t work.
With the motor running I took the cover off and found the wire was burnt again.I touch the wires back together and hit the up trim button and the wires got sohot it melted the solder.
When the motor is not running, and touching the wires together, it works.
When the motor is running the wires get so hot it burns right through thesolder.
I ordered a whole new assembly from:
http://www.marineengine.com/newparts...Engine=&Model=
The new part came in and installed easily. Same thing again, it worked fine inthe driveway but with the motor running it burnt right through the wire in thesame place instantly after touching the up button.
There went$75!
Has anyoneexperienced this before? Why would it work with the motor off but burnup with the motor running?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Jim
So I soldered the wires back together and the tilt/trim worked fine...in thedriveway.
First time out on the lake, with the motor running, I hit the up trim buttonand it didn’t work.
With the motor running I took the cover off and found the wire was burnt again.I touch the wires back together and hit the up trim button and the wires got sohot it melted the solder.
When the motor is not running, and touching the wires together, it works.
When the motor is running the wires get so hot it burns right through thesolder.
I ordered a whole new assembly from:
http://www.marineengine.com/newparts...Engine=&Model=
The new part came in and installed easily. Same thing again, it worked fine inthe driveway but with the motor running it burnt right through the wire in thesame place instantly after touching the up button.
There went$75!
Has anyoneexperienced this before? Why would it work with the motor off but burnup with the motor running?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Jim